inexpensive plastic tablecloth, use to cover table to mix and then we throw it away
Ingredients
10lbsground chuckHave your butcher grind the chuck and pork together
5lbsground pork
30lbspotatoespeeled and quartered
5lbssweet onionspeeled and quartered - you can also use a white onion
pork sausage casings
Instructions
Peel and quarter potatoes and onions
Grind potatoes and onions together
Drain the potato mixture in colanders, using your hands for pressure to release the water and potato starch from the potato mixture.
Thoroughly mix the potato mixture and meat together
Season with kosher salt and black pepper
Use sausage stuffer to put meat/potato mixture into casings
Bake at 350° in the oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Put some water in the bottom of the pan. Add more if it bakes out of the pan. It's done when the meat is cooked through and the casings are starting to split just a little bit.
Notes
We have our local grocery store grind the meat. They grind the pork and beef together and package the ground meat mixture for us.